Mark 1:35

What could possibly go wrong in a marriage to make someone go from love to hate? How could someone’s heart change so drastically?


As David and Michal begin their marriage, Michal “loved him.”

When Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him. 1 Sam 18:28

After a rocky relationship and at one of the highest points in David’s life, Michal “despised him in her heart.”

Then it happened as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart. 2 Sam 6:16

No one goes into a marriage thinking it will end this way.

But time and time again, it goes from good to bad to worse and then divorce.

Why?

What can be done to keep us from turning love into hate?

Father I pray for my marriage. I realize that it is only through the love You have shown us that we are able to love each other. Help us to love each other in spite of our faults, our sinful natures and our selfishness. In Jesus name, Amen.

My drive home from the office is suppose to be a transitional time. Intending to pray and prepare my heart for my time at home, I usually open the sunroof and begin to drive. About 200 yards down the road and realize the sunroof is REALLY noisy and makes the car awfully hot! Then my mind begins to race as I recount the day at work. Did I get this done, or that done? Oh no, I forgot to return those 16 messages...Or how many half done projects did I leave behind on my desk and which ones will I need to complete later that evening? Oh wait, I have to check my blackberry a couple of times in case a super important email was sent to me within the last 15 minutes. I usually end up returning phone calls and pretty soon I am pulling in the driveway.

But sometimes, I get it right. It usually starts with a song. What is it about music that escorts a person into worshipping our God? It is as though the right song has transformational power. Is it the melody, the lyrics? How...why? I love to listen to Christian music. I have listed to the JoyFM for a long time. But now my drives are usually spent enjoying music from my ipod. God knows how to bring the right song across the speakers so my time of worship will make my drive easy and unabated by the traffic, the day, the night.

David knew about this power. In Psalm 7:17 he says, "I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High. Do you think David had struggles with balance? I imagine it isn't a new problem, so most likely he did. But in the midst of everything he went through, he continued to sing praises to the Lord Most High. Inspiring and motivating! I realize to many of you, this isn’t a new revelation or an inspiring thought. But to me, it is awesome and offers hope and encouragement.

Lord, thank you for the privilege and ability to worship you. May it be a sweet song to you and may I make it a priority today. Amen.